Eve joined AJ Bell in 2026 as a funds and investment trust writer. She was previously editor at Investment Week, reporting on all major retail investor news, covering funds and investment trusts, ETFs and regulation, as well as macroeconomic events.
She also produced major studies analysing investment performance, fees and volatility alongside running several investigations.
Eve started out as a journalist when she was 16 and began writing about the financial markets back in 2019.
14 May 2026
The domestic-facing funds which outperformed during the UK’s wilderness yearsThe FTSE 100 has been enjoying a recent revival versus its S&P 500 counterpart in the first sustained rally since the 2007/8 financial crisis. Much to the joy of those looking around for some non-US equity options.
While US stocks have still largely outperformed their UK counterparts, the gap is much smaller than it was.
A mixture of global market...
12 May 2026
Why it matters if your fund manager retires or quitsWhile Warren Buffett is not strictly a fund manager, he was considered a/the key decision maker for buying and selling stocks in Berkshire Hathaway’s public markets portfolio, as well as buying private companies, and the success of that portfolio, an affiliation his retirement has not yet dampened.
Over the first weekend of May, Berkshire Hathaway...
11 May 2026
Why F&C shareholders suddenly have more sharesInvesting in F&C Investment Trust might notice they now hold four times as many shares as before, without having bought any more. They might also spot the share price is much lower than it was before. There is no reason to worry.
F&C has undertaken a share split. It’s a common tool used by companies to help keep the cost of one share at an...
8 May 2026
Why some of the biggest UK fund managers look outside the FTSEIt'd be a fair assumption that portfolios invested in UK equity sectors and benchmarked to the FTSE would only be buying UK-listed companies. But in fact, many of the biggest players invest outside UK as well.
From the UK Equity Income and UK All Companies sectors, 21 portfolios had the ability to invest in non-UK assets, according to data from...
3 May 2026
Income funds are a popular choice – how are they changing?Income funds are consistently popular among DIY-retail investors, and even the disruption markets saw during the first three months of the year failed to dampen investor appetite for some of the biggest income funds.
Among AJ Bell customers since the start of the year, the JPMorgan Global Growth & Income trust and Artemis Global Income funds were...
2 May 2026
How to get the most out of a fund’s factsheetIf you’ve already invested in a fund or you’re looking at funds to invest in, then the regular monthly factsheets they produce can be invaluable.
Every fund or trust has a myriad of documents that sit alongside it, all of which are important. The monthly factsheet is the one that offers regular insights into the manager’s thoughts and updates on...
24 April 2026
Investors have started spring dialling up their defensive investmentsAJ Bell DIY investors have been adding to their more defensive portfolio options over the past few weeks as they responded to the volatility created by conflict in the Middle East.
Looking at net flow data across AJ Bell’s platform since the start of March and the past two weeks in particular, and among its suite of managed funds, net flows into...
23 April 2026
How to avoid doubling up with popular funds from the same providerWe’ve all had the experience of finding the perfect shirt and opting to buy one in every colour, thinking that this eradicates all fashion dilemmas from our lives.
And while it is great to find a style that works for you, often you have to shop around a bit to find other options which are appropriate for other situations. For example, you’re...
21 April 2026
How I invest: The NHS doctor giving their Lifetime ISA a second life after buying a houseSaving for your first home is often the first major financial goal a person sets and for Aaron, getting over his anxiety that investing wasn’t for someone like him was a key part of achieving that dream.
Back in 2016 when Aaron was 26 and studying to become an NHS doctor, he opened a Lifetime ISA with the explicit goal of saving up to buy his...
17 April 2026
Why US small-caps have seen an uptick in fortunesUS large-caps have been the unparalleled leader in equity market returns and investor inflows to the detriment of its small cap peers. But as the global market order shifts US small caps are showing signs of a revival.
Globally, small caps have struggled over the past five years, with higher interest rates and inflation creating a headwind to this...
